Application Security Assurance

Application security assurance must be a critical priority

Application security assurance is a significant part of enterprise security today. With the majority of malicious threats being directed at the application layer, enterprises must review all software being purchased or developed to make sure it is free of flaws or malicious code that leave the enterprise vulnerable to attack. But application security assurance can be quite costly, consuming resources and slowing development and procurement timelines. Applications today are quite complex – they may combine code from multiple sources, which makes software assurance testing quite difficult as source code may not be available for review. To solve these application security assurance issues, Veracode has developed SecurityReview® – the world's first automated, on-demand application security testing solution.

Veracode: on-demand application security assurance

Veracode SecurityReview is an application security assurance solutions with several revolutionary features:

• Automated, on-demand service. Because SecurityReview is an automated, on-demand and built on a software-as-a-service model, there is no hardware or software to purchase, install, maintain or learn. Enterprises get application security assurance on an as-needed basis, significantly reducing operational burden. Development or procurement teams simply submit code through an online analysis platform and get results within 24 to 72 hours
• Multiple testing techniques. To provide comprehensive code review, SecurityReview combines multiple testing techniques including dynamic analysis for web application security testing, manual penetration testing and static binary analysis. Binary testing scans binary code (also called compiled or "byte" code) instead of source code, which is often unavailable as it can be considered intellectual property. By scanning binary code, SecurityReview offers complete evaluation of software, regardless of how many different sources provided code for it. And SecurityReview serves the needs of both software development teams and software procurement personnel.

Improve application development, software assurance and enterprise security

As an on-demand service, Veracode SecurityReview can easily be integrated into the secure application development life cycle and the procurement process. SecurityReview gives geographically dispersed teams a single point of collaboration, helping to speed development and purchasing timelines. By outsourcing application security assurance tasks, developers and purchasing agents are free to focus on their core competencies instead of having to also be software assurance experts. A team of world-class security experts continually refines SecurityReview testing methodologies, so enterprises can expect more accurate test results with fewer false positives. Results are prioritized by ease of remediation and severity of risk, with the business objectives of the organization in mind, for greater efficiency and effectiveness in fixing flaws.

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